KP ST&IT dept signs agreement for five initiatives

PESHAWAR, Jun 29 (APP): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government through Science & Technology and Information Technology Department has signed agreements with the various institutions/ organizations for five important Information Technology initiatives based projects including Establishment of Citizen Facilitation Centres, Nano Degree Program for imparting digital skills […]

Consultative Session on maximum utilization of coal

Islamabad, June 29, 2022 (Online): A consultative session was held at NEPRA Tower to discuss how to maximize utilization of coal (both local and imported) as a cheaper source of electricity generation to reduce power tariff. The session was presided by NEPRA Authority including Chairman […]

Schemes for art, artisans reviewed

LAHORE, Jun 29 (APP) :Punjab Industries and Commerce Secretary Dr Ahmad Javed Qazi chaired a meeting on Wednesday and reviewed progress on the ongoing schemes for support to artisans and promotion of their art. Addressing the meeting, the secretary said that handicrafts of Punjab are […]

Oil prices drop amid recession fears

NEW YORK, June 24 (Xinhua/APP):–: Oil prices fell on Wednesday, weighed by rising fears about a recession. The West Texas Intermediate for August delivery lost 1.92 U.S. dollars, or 1.8 percent, to settle at 104.27 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent […]

Mozambique still haunted by civil war as new conflict rages

Gorongosa, Mozambique, June 29 (AFP/APP): As Mozambique battles a brutal insurgency, the legacy of a decades-long civil war still haunts the African nation where many former rebels refuse to disarm. “It’s hard to live alone, with nothing, living without family nearby,” said Aurelio Capece Mudiua, […]

Five killed, two injured in bus-auto rickshaw collision

SARGODHA, Jun 29 (APP): At least five people were killed, while two others sustained severe injuries in a passenger bus-auto rickshaw collision here near Aziz Bhatti Town,Khushab road in the jurisdiction of Jhal Chakian police station on Wednesday. Police said that the rickshaw riding seven […]

Vietnam’s CPI up 2.44 pct in 6 months

HANOI, Jun 29 (XINHUA/APP):Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.44 percent year on year in the first six months of this year, according to the country’s General Statistics Office on Wednesday. In the first half of 2022, items posting the most significant price hikes included […]

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